ATHENS (Reuters) - The Greek islands of Crete and Gavdos have seen a steep rise in migrant boats landing on their shores from Libya this year, U.N. data shows, piling pressure on ill-equipped ...

More than 430 migrants were spotted and rescued about 25 nautical miles off Gavdos, Greece's southernmost island, on Sunday, the coastguard said in a statement. In a separate incident, also on Sunday, ...

Dozens of migrants were seen in shocking footage leaping off a boat and running onto a beach in front of tourists on a Greek holiday island. Greek authorities have rescued more than 500 migrants off ...

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's conservative government promised on Monday to offer extra financial aid and more staff to help the island of Crete and its tiny neighbour Gavdos handle a steep rise in ...

Greece has rescued hundreds of migrants in the waters close to Crete and the nearby island of Gavdos since Friday, local authorities have reported, amid warnings that the number of arrivals could rise ...

Dozens of migrants were discovered on a wooden boat in the Mediterranean Sea between northern Africa and southern Europe. The Greek coast guard transported 74 people, including 73 men and one woman, ...

Greek authorities rescued 545 migrants from a fishing vessel off Gavdos on Friday in one of the largest operations in recent months, as arrivals from Libya to Greece's southernmost islands continue to ...

ATHENS, GreeceATHENS, Greece — A boat carrying 91 migrants has reached a small island south of Crete that is seeing a spike in the arrival of people attempting the long and dangerous crossing from ...